The Finish Line has signed a definitive agreement to acquire, for $12 million in cash plus a potential earnout of up to a maximum of $6 million in cash, all of the outstanding capital stock of The Hang Up Shoppes, which does business under the trade name
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TNF and Horace Small Sponsor ‘Cops on Top’ Expeditions
Horace Small brand and The North Face brand, both part of VF Corporation, teamed up with Cops on Top – a multi-national, non-profit organization that honors the lives and sacrifices of officers killed in the line of duty while protecting and serving their
VF Completes Holoubek Acquisition
VF Imagewear, a division of VF Corporation, has completed its previously announced acquisition of the assets of Holoubek, Inc. With sales in excess of $40 million, Wisconsin-based Holoubek has been an apparel licensee of Harley-Davidson, Motor Company for
Tubbs Hires New Midwest Agency
Tubbs Snowshoes is pleased to announce that the independent rep agency, BRM Representatives, has been hired as the upper Midwest agency for the Tubbs Brand. Bruce Marsh is the principal sales manager for BRM Representatives, which has been incorporated
Adams Trail-A-Bike Recalled
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Norco Products Ltd, announced voluntary recalls of the Adams Trail-a-Bike or Adams Slipstream Bicycle Attachment. The Starter, Folder, Shifter, Shocker, Ultimate Tandem, Deluxe Folder, Me 2
Shoe Carnival December Comps Up 1.1%
Shoe Carnival reported sales for the five-week period ended January 1, 2005 increased 6.4% to $64.3 million from sales of $60.5 million for the five-week period ended January 3, 2004. Comparable store sales increased 1.1% for the five-week period…
Shoe Pavilion Q4 Comps Jump 14.7%
Shoe Pavilion net sales increased 11.5% to $24.8 million for the thirteen-week fourth quarter ended January 1, 2005, compared to net sales of $22.2 million for the fourteen week fourth quarter ended January 3, 2004. Last year's reported net sales inc
December Comps Climb 1.2% at Stage Stores
Stage Stores reported that total sales for the five-week period ended Jan. 1, 2005 increased 4.7% to $221.5 million from $211.5 million in the prior year five-week period ended Jan. 3, 2004. Comparable store sales increased 3.1% versus an increase of 1.2%
Wal-Mart Comps Climb 3.0% in December
Wal-Mart Stores reported net sales for the five-week period in December increased 13.4% to $38.4 billion compared to $33.9 billion last year. Same store Sales increased 3.0%…
Gottschalks December Comps Flat; Total Sales Fall 0.5%
Gottschalks same store sales for the month of December 2004 were even with the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 0.5% to $125.2 million from $125.8 million in December 2003. For the month the Company operated one less store than the same per
Shopko Comps Fall 5.3% in December
ShopKo Stores reported consolidated sales for the five weeks ended January 1, 2005 decreased 5.5% to $440.7 million from $466.5 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 5.3%. Although December sales were belo
J.C. Penney December Comps Fall 1.2%; Holiday Period Comps Climb 3.1%
J. C. Penney Company reported 2004 holiday sales, comprised of the nine-week November and December period, increased by 3.1 percent for comparable Department Stores and 1.9 percent for Catalog/Internet. Internet sales increased over 30 percent and now exc
Bon-Ton December Comps Climb 6.6%: Beerman Falls 2.2%
The Bon-Ton Stores announced Bon-Ton comparable store sales increased 6.6%. Total sales for the five weeks ended January 1, 2005 increased 1.9% to $257.8 million compared to $253.1 million for the same period last year.
Year-to-date Bon-Ton comparable st
Dillard’s December Comps Inch-up 1.0%
Dillard's sales for the five weeks ended January 1, 2005 were $1,255,851,000 compared to sales for the five weeks ended January 3, 2004 of $1,246,154,000. Sales increased 1% for the five-week period on both a total and comparable store basis…
TJX December Comps Climb 6%
The TJX Companies reported sales for the five-week period ended January 1, 2005, were $2.1 billion, up 15% over $1.8 billion achieved during the five-week period ended January 3, 2004. For the 48 weeks ended January 1, 2005, sales reached $14.1 billion, a